Floyd Mayweather, the 49-year-old former undefeated boxing champion, faces two felony charges for using a bad $200,000 check to buy a luxury watch at a Las Vegas store in December 2024 [1, 2, 3]. The charges filed in April 2026 include theft and passing a check with intent to defraud, related to insufficient funds in Mayweather's Wells Fargo account [1, 2, 3].
The check was written to Gold & Beyond, a luxury watch retailer. According to Marc Cook, attorney for the store, the owners tried for over a year to collect payment before finally filing a complaint with Nevada authorities in February 2026 [1]. Cook said, "The reason for the delay is that my guy trusted Mayweather and was trying to give him every opportunity to make good on that. And it got to the point where he wasn’t getting responses and wasn’t getting money for a watch that Mayweather had for well over a year." [1]
Mayweather was not present at his initial court hearing on June 15, 2026, in Las Vegas Justice Court but was represented by his lawyer [2, 3]. Under Nevada law, the theft charge carries a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison, while the intent to defraud charge is punishable by 1 to 4 years and possible fines [1, 2, 3]. One source put the combined maximum sentence at 24 years if convicted on both counts [3].
The charges stem from a $200,000 check written at the end of 2024 to pay for a luxury watch, but Mayweather reportedly never had sufficient funds in his account to cover it [1, 2, 3]. This legal problem adds to Mayweather's ongoing financial struggles, which include a $7.3 million IRS tax lien, unpaid rent lawsuits, and unresolved child support orders [1, 3].
Mayweather holds a perfect professional boxing record of 50-0 and is 49 years old [1, 2, 3]. Despite the legal troubles, he is set to return to the ring later this month in an exhibition match at the Battle of the Legends event in Athens, Greece, on June 27, 2026 [2, 3]. He also has a scheduled court hearing in September 2026 to address the pending felony charges [2].
